Acts 8:24

8:24 But Simon replied, ¹  “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to ²  me.”

Acts 26:1

Paul Offers His Defense

26:1 So Agrippa ³  said to Paul, “You have permission ⁴  to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand ⁵  and began his defense: ⁶ 

Acts 26:13

26:13 about noon along the road, Your Majesty, ⁷  I saw a light from heaven, ⁸  brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around ⁹  me and those traveling with me.

[8:24]  ¹ tn Grk “Simon answered and said.”

[8:24]  ² tn Grk “may come upon.”

[26:1]  ³ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

[26:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “It is permitted for you.”

[26:1]  ⁵ tn Or “extended his hand” (a speaker’s gesture).

[26:1]  ⁶ tn Or “and began to speak in his own defense.”

[26:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “O King.”

[26:13]  ⁶ tn Or “from the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[26:13]  ⁷ tn The word “everywhere” has been supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning of περιλάμψαν (perilamyan). Otherwise the modern reader might think that each of the individuals were encircled by lights or halos. See also Acts 9:7; 22:6, 9.